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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
pruning hook
    n 1: a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end
         and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn:
         pruner, pruning hook, lopper]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n.
   1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her
      feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl.
      [1913 Webster]

   Pruning hook, or Pruning knife, cutting instrument used
      in pruning trees, etc.

   Pruning shears, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.
      [1913 Webster]

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